Power might be a goal to the greatness of life and being the most powerful person might be the dream of all the people in this society; but, when you know the consequences of getting the power beyond your control, you may wish that you never come to it, because we are responsible for that and the price for an unchecked ambition toward power is an unchecked suffering for life. This ideology is introduced in the play, Macbeth, by William Shakespeare; where the tragic hero, Macbeth, eventually comes to an unwanted tragic ending. The witches, his wife, and Macbeth, himself, are all responsible for this. The witches are the keys that open up Macbeth’s ambitious face; Lady Macbeth, on the other hand, influences him to complete his evil plan; however,
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Lady Macbeth’s influences make a great impact on Macbeth’s mind. She manipulates Macbeth by questioning his manhood and telling him how strong her mind is on keeping promises, in this case, killing the king. Lady Macbeth, at the begin, makes a doubt on her husband manhood and addresses him as a coward, she tells him: “Wouldst thou have that thou esteem’st the ornament of life, and live a coward in thine own esteem, letting “I dare not” wait upon “I would,” like the poor cat i’ the adage?” (1.7.44 – 48). The word “coward,” to Macbeth as a nobleman, is a biggest dishonor. Lady Macbeth says this against Macbeth in order to put him into two-choice-situation, whether he continues live like a coward or murders the king and live a “real man” in Lady Macbeth mind. Lady Macbeth, once more, emphasizes her will on keeping promises by making a clear …show more content…
Macbeth’s ambition appears even before Lady Macbeth comes up with the murdering plan, as soon as Macbeth knowing one of the prophecies is true, he is speaking to himself: “if chance will make me king, why, chance may crown me/without my stir.” (1.3.154 – 56). Macbeth, at this point, chooses not to do anything, but his aside clearly states that he wants the throne, and hopes that even without taking any direct action the prophecy will still come true. The ambition, along, becomes a weakness in his conscience mind, makes it vulnerable and later on is completely disappeared, thus, he listens to all of the influences without considering with the true morality. Overconfidence is one significance that puts leads to the tragic death of Macbeth, himself. His overconfidence tends to increase after he listens to the second set of prophecies in act IV and comes to a misunderstanding on his “invincibility”. The act of overconfidence shows in his fight with Macduff, during the fight he tells Macduff that: “Thou losest labour: as easy mayst thou the intrenchant air with thy keen sword impress as make me bleed: let fall thy blade on vulnerable
Lady Macbeth’s influences make a great impact on Macbeth’s mind. She manipulates Macbeth by questioning his manhood and telling him how strong her mind is on keeping promises, in this case, killing the king. Lady Macbeth, at the begin, makes a doubt on her husband manhood and addresses him as a coward, she tells him: “Wouldst thou have that thou esteem’st the ornament of life, and live a coward in thine own esteem, letting “I dare not” wait upon “I would,” like the poor cat i’ the adage?” (1.7.44 – 48). The word “coward,” to Macbeth as a nobleman, is a biggest dishonor. Lady Macbeth says this against Macbeth in order to put him into two-choice-situation, whether he continues live like a coward or murders the king and live a “real man” in Lady Macbeth mind. Lady Macbeth, once more, emphasizes her will on keeping promises by making a clear …show more content…
Macbeth’s ambition appears even before Lady Macbeth comes up with the murdering plan, as soon as Macbeth knowing one of the prophecies is true, he is speaking to himself: “if chance will make me king, why, chance may crown me/without my stir.” (1.3.154 – 56). Macbeth, at this point, chooses not to do anything, but his aside clearly states that he wants the throne, and hopes that even without taking any direct action the prophecy will still come true. The ambition, along, becomes a weakness in his conscience mind, makes it vulnerable and later on is completely disappeared, thus, he listens to all of the influences without considering with the true morality. Overconfidence is one significance that puts leads to the tragic death of Macbeth, himself. His overconfidence tends to increase after he listens to the second set of prophecies in act IV and comes to a misunderstanding on his “invincibility”. The act of overconfidence shows in his fight with Macduff, during the fight he tells Macduff that: “Thou losest labour: as easy mayst thou the intrenchant air with thy keen sword impress as make me bleed: let fall thy blade on vulnerable